The Government is examining ways to protect the pay and conditions of tens of thousands of workers after the High Court ruled wage contracts for low-earners were unconstitutional.

The Government must introduce laws protecting wage contracts for low earners after the High Court ruled they were unconstitutional, a trade union has warned.

Restaurant workers will protest outside Supermacs in Eyre Square in Galway City later.

A protest is being held outside Supermacs in Dublin today organised by the Restaurant Workers Action Group